
Originally Posted by
Melonie
I actually worked as a Respiratory Therapist right out of college, and never walked into a strip club until I was 25 years old. 12 and a half years later, after making a career out of 'serious, professional dancing', I have enough money saved and invested to allow me to retire ! And I'm not just talking about retiring from dancing to do something else, I mean TOTALLY retired i.e. I have enough passive earnings coming in from my savings and investments that I'll never have to worry about working again at ANYTHING if I don't want to !!!
If you can deal with the psychological 'bruises' that dancing inflicts, and if you can handle the physical strain, IMHO dancing offers the absolute best possible return on the time and effort you invest. The real trick, of course, is to keep a clear focus on the reason you are dancing ... and to continue to live at your current standard of living / lifestyle. Lots of dancers have literally earned a million dollars during their dancing career but have little or nothing to show for that effort, except a closet full of designer clothes, pictures from expensive vacations, etc.
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